Did
you ever wonder what a Land Grant looked like?Above is Land Grant Number 5653 signed by John Tyler, President of the
United States of America.It was issued
from the Marietta General Land Office to Martin Eccleberry on March 10, 1843
for 39.69 acres of land in what is now Lee Township, Monroe County, OH.A map showing the location of the land can
be seen by clicking here (see the blue
square).The Eckelberry family tree
contains a Martin
Eckelberry who may have been the purchaser of this land.(This speculation is based on the name and
age of Martin Eckelberry.That this is
the correct Martin Eckelberry has not been proven.) The purchase price of the
land is not known but around the time of this transaction, land purchased from
the Land Office sold for around $1.25 an acre.